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laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Friday, 07-Dec-2012 11:31:11 EST 
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           @Illusionofmore Most creators want to create, not litigate. (and increasingly absurd !copyright law requires legal research before creation)  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Friday, 07-Dec-2012 11:28:56 EST 
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           @Illusionofmore Most creators don't have lawyers on retainer; !copyright "Protection" is only through lawsuits.  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Friday, 07-Dec-2012 11:04:38 EST 
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           @Illusionofmore If I misunderstand !copyright entirely, perhaps you can explain how copyright "protects" creators? http://ur1.ca/bvojv  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 17:53:37 EST 
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           @zotz clothing is not covered by !copyright in !Canada yet, though I can see art printed on fabric may be... !copyright madness indeed  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 17:48:47 EST 
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           @pensadorlouco in !Canada fairgrounds, theatres, pubs, cafes, even funeral homes must pay !copyright fees up front #hiddencost  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 16:58:52 EST 
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           @pensadorlouco A joke just now, but the way things are going it could happen. !Copyright bullying we see now was inconceivable 20 years ago  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 16:52:50 EST 
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           @zotz can you imagine? Sorry, no wedding photos without a license agreement…can't photograph baby's first steps b/c his romper is !copyright  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 13:56:51 EST 
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           ♻ @Crosbie NB It wasn't the Founders' or even Framers' !copyright, but Madison's pirated copy of the Statute of Anne. #infringement  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 12:55:36 EST 
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           @Illusionofmore I think we would all be better off without the !copyright monopoly  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 12:50:20 EST 
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           ♻ @OrwellUpgraded Jokes are not copyrightable but poems are. How will comedians ever create!?? !copyright  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 12:03:21 EST 
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           ♻ @Crosbie The Statute of Anne 1709/90 is where it all went wrong. Why can't folk suggest a return to 1708/89 BEFORE !copyright?  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 11:52:54 EST 
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           @Crosbie I find work claiming to advocate for !copyright reform published © All Rights Reserved ironic http://ur1.ca/bvple #CatoEvents  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 03:21:49 EST 
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           <<wondering what @Crosbie thinks of http://ur1.ca/bveq2 ... Cato Institute live streaming !copyright discussion Thursday at noon ET, 9am PT  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 03:16:48 EST 
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           Because "Intellectual Property" is a misnomer Tom Bell suggests "Reconceive “IP” as “Intellectual Privilege” http://ur1.ca/bveq2 !copyright  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 06-Dec-2012 03:10:07 EST 
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           @zotz Understood. US registry exists, people can choose to register. An optional registry is supposed to strengthen claim to !copyright  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Dec-2012 18:17:28 EST 
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           @zotz The only reasonable [insofar as any such privilege can be] way to run a !copyright regime would include an easily accessible registry  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Dec-2012 18:13:08 EST 
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           @zotz right now I'm actually working on a !copyright articles re: Canadian registration; !Canada has a voluntary registry (as does USA)  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Dec-2012 14:10:12 EST 
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           @zotz Many American works not thought worth !copyright ing enjoy a second life in the !PublicDomain thus does not risk being lost due to ©  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Dec-2012 14:05:44 EST 
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           @zots Many American works not thought worth !copyright ing enjoy a second life in the !PublicDomain thus does not risk being lost due to ©  - 
           
laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Dec-2012 13:59:40 EST 
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           @zotz There was a period where only American works duly registered w/their !copyright office were covered by copyright. You can check those.